Transmission Zeros of Trisection and Quadruplet Bandpass Filters With Mixed Cross Coupling

This article solved the inverse problem for trisection and quadruple bandpass filters (BPFs) with mixed cross coupling. It allows for a given placement of transmission zeros and known main coupling coefficients to determine mixed cross coupling K = Km + Ke, containing magnetic and electrical components. Based on the obtained solution, it was established that trisection BPF has ten different options for placing two transmission zeros on the complex plane S =sigma + j Omega. It is shown that the considered trisection and quadruplet BPFs can have a second-order transmission zero on the j Omega axis, which provides a deeper attenuation pole at insertion loss curve. With the help of the obtained inverse problem solution, some restrictions are established on the possible options for the placement of three transmission zeros of quadruplet BPF with mixed cross coupling K14: transmission zeros cannot be placed on the Omega -axis and two of the three transmission zeros on the j Omega-axis cannot be equidistantly relative to S = 0. It is found that to obtain a flat group delay, the transmission zeros must be located in the S-plane at the corners of an isosceles triangle, the vertex of which lies on the j Omega axis, and the sides intersect the Omega -axis. In this case, in addition to the flat group delay, the insertion loss curve has an attenuation pole. Theoretical results are validated with two microstrip quasi-inline trisection BPFs and one stripline quadruplet BPF.

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This article addresses the inverse problem for trisection and quadruple bandpass filters with mixed cross coupling, determining the placement of transmission zeros and mixed cross coupling components. The study shows ten different options for placing transmission zeros on the complex plane and the possibility of a second-order transmission zero on the j Omega axis. Theoretical results are validated with practical implementations of microstrip and stripline filters.